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[Rick Greely]

 

[Asher Kelman]

Rick


Love that action. The color is paradise and that net so delicate. I can't imagine just one snap! Do you have more shots from the sequence? I'm hoping to see more of the area.

Asher

 

[Rick Greely]

Net Sequence

Asher,
Here is the sequence of shots the original being the final picture in the sequence.

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[Rick Greely]

 

[Rick Greely]

 

[Rick Greely]

Sorry for the duplication

 

[Asher Kelman]

What happened to the first image?

Then I'll sort things for duplicates for you.

 

[nicolas claris]

hmmm
these big ships have huge mountain to climb or is it the horizon horribly leveled?
You may get us seasick!

Sorry, I had to say it…

 

[Rachel Foster]

I agree, Rick, my friend. You need to straighten them. Also, if you resize them to about 800 pixels wide they'll fit better.

 

[Rick Greely]

Rachel,
Thanks for the suggestion and comments always appreciated

 

[Rachel Foster]

I had Rick's prior approval to tinker with his image a little. I straightened it but it still looks off. Any know why?

 

[Rick Greely]

Rachel,
Thank you I think it looks much better.

 

[nicolas claris]

I had Rick's prior approval to tinker with his image a little. I straightened it but it still looks off. Any know why?

Because the picture were not shot stricktly perpendicular to the boat, the ship water line cannot be truly horizontal.
It's a perspective deformation, the "what you think should be horizontal" is in fact angled and therefore should be, in that case going slightly up.
Then the only way to strengthen this kind of shot is to trust your eyes.
Another factor is lens barreling…
HIH

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

Because the picture were not shot stricktly perpendicular to the boat, the ship water line cannot be truly horizontal.
It's a perspective deformation, the "what you think should be horizontal" is in fact angled and therefore should be, in that case going slightly up.
Then the only way to strengthen this kind of shot is to trust your eyes.
Another factor is lens barreling…
HIH

Yes, Nicolas is right (of course he is, as an established nautical photographer).

The only help one has in this case, besides judging by eye and knowing that the water line cannot be level when shooting at an angle, are the verticals on the ship.

Cheers,
Bart

 

[Rick Greely]

Thank you both for your comments

 

[nicolas claris]

The only help one has in this case, besides judging by eye and knowing that the water line cannot be level when shooting at an angle, are the verticals on the ship.

Very true, but in this precise case, the verticals are a bit short to straighten accurately!

Note also that this "issue" could also occur in a city landscape… or interior archi shots…

Perspective is an old art in itself!

 

[Rachel Foster]

Very true, but in this precise case, the verticals are a bit short to straighten accurately!

Note also that this "issue" could also occur in a city landscape… or interior archi shots…

Perspective is an old art in itself!

Very true.

 

[Rick Greely]

Thank you all for your comments it is great to have a forum with such diverse expertise to use. I'm learning more each day.